| Shapwick | |
|---|---|
| Peat heap on the site of Shapwick Station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Shapwick |
| Area | Sedgemoor |
| Grid reference | ST423412 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Somerset Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | SR and LMS Southern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 28 August 1854 | Opened |
| 7 March 1966 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Shapwick railway station was a railway station on the Highbridge branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Opened by the Somerset Central Railway in 1854, the station consisted of a goods yard, a passing loop with two platforms, and a wooden station building which burned down and was replaced in 1900. The passing-loop and a level crossing were operated from a 17-lever signal box, which was opened in 1901 to replace one destroyed in the 1900 fire. The station was two-and-a-half miles from the village of Shapwick, and appeared in some early timetables as "Shapwick Road", though this does not seem to have ever been an official name. The station closed with the SDJR on 7 March 1966.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashcott Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR and Midland Railways |
Edington Line and station closed |
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